Meaning
a fast; studio
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhai” becomes a different word in each tone. 斋 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 大斋dà zhāito fast; to abstain from food
- 开斋kāi zhāito stop following a vegetarian diet; to break a fast
- 斋果zhāi guǒ(religious) offerings
- 化斋huà zhāito beg for food (of monks)
- 打斋dǎ zhāito beg for (vegetarian) food
Example Sentence
古时候，读书人常把书房叫作书斋。Gǔ shí hou, dú shū rén cháng bǎ shū fáng jiào zuò shū zhāi.In ancient times, scholars often called their study a shuzhai.
古时候Gǔ shí houin ancient times，读书人dú shū rénscholar常chángalways把bǎ(marks the object)书房shū fángstudy (room)叫作jiào zuòto call书斋shū zhāistudy (room)。